Wire fence



J.R.`PBGK.

WIRE FENCE.

(No Model.)

No.v 543,890. YPatented Aug. 6, 1895.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JUDSON R. PEOK, OF ATLANTA, NEW YORK.

WIRE YFENCE.

SPECVFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 543,890, dated August6, 1895.

Application filed August 15, 1894. Serial No. 520,391. i(lTo model) .ToaZZ wiz/ono #may concern:

Be it known that I, JUDSON R. PECK, a citi- Zen of the United States,residing at Atlanta, in the county of Steuben and State of New York,have invented a new and useful Wire IFence, of which the following is aspecificaion.

'The invention relates to improvements in fences.

The objects of the present invention are to improve the construction ofwire fences and to provide resilient stays capable of yielding toexpansion by heat and contraction from cold without liability ofbreaking and without materially affecting the tension of the fencewires.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claimhereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a fence constructedin accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detailperspective view of a portion of one of the stays.

Like numerals of reference indicate correspending parts in both figuresof the drawings.

1 designates a series of fence-wires, secured to end posts 2 and anintermediate post 3 and connected and supported at intervals by verticalstays 4. The vertical stays et are constructed each of a single piece ofresilient wire, which is provided adjacent tothe intermediatefence-wires with spirally-coiled spring-loops, each consisting of a coil5 and a curved extension 6, crossing that portion of the staylying'above the fence-wire. The terminals of each stay are twistedaround and thereby secured to the 'top and bottom fencewires, and informing the resilient fence-wireembracing loops the 'wire of the stay isextended downward below the intermediate fence-wire, and is then bentupward around the fence-wire across the adjacent upper portion of thestay, as above described. The stay-wire, after the loop is formed, isextended downward to the next fence-wire, where a reversely-disposedloop is formed. These loops are alternately reverselyY` arranged; but,as illustrated in the drawings, it will-be readily apparent that theymay be similarly located,

i if desired, and the same result willbe produced.

In constructing the fence the longitudinal wires are first attached tothe fence-post. The points of attachment of the top wire are in the samehorizontal plane, and the points of attachment of the other wires are atdilferent elevations, so as to incline each one of these wires from onefence-post to the other, and the adjacent wires are oppositely inclined.The stays are then attached to the top wire, which is drawn downward toproduce the desired tension, and the next longitudinal wire is stretchedupward to obtain the desired tension, the resilient loop' looselyencircling this second wire and being capable of permitting the wire toyield or slacken to avoid breakage. The next or third wire from the topis forced downward, and the fourth Wire is drawn upward, each beingreceived within a resilient loop, and this operation is continued, thelon- -gitudinalwires being alternately drawn upward and'downward toobtain the proper tension. This construction provides a very durablefence, and the parts mutually contribute to support one another. Afterthe fence is completed the longitudinal wires are inclined adjacent tothe post, as shown, but the portions between the stays are substantiallyhorizontal and parallel.

The horizontal fence-wires 1 are angularly bent at 8, adjacent to thefence-post, and they are retained at the desired tension by the loops ofthe stays through which they pass, and are capable of yielding with thestays to avoid breakage through contraction by cold.

It will be seen that the fence is simple and comparatively inexpensivein construction, that itmay be readily built, and that the resilientloops of the stays are easily formed.

Changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of constructionmay be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificingany of the advantagesof this invention. v What I claim is In a fence,the combination of fence posts, longitudinal wires secured to the postsand inclining upward and downward therefrom in opposite directions, andthe stays arranged at intervals and connecting the fence wires andoffsetting the same alternately in opposite ICO directions to producethe desired 'tension in them, and provided with series of resilientloops loosely encircling the Wires, and capable of expansion andcontraction to permit the longitudinal wires to slacken to avoidbreakage, said stays holding the central portions of the fence Wiressubstantially parallel and horizontal, substantially as described.

, In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have heretoaffixed my signature in ro the presence of two Witnesses.

JUDSON R. PECK. Witnesses:

C. S. LINCOLN, EDMUND C. CLARK.

